Tagged: AP

Stevenson Jacobs, a former Associated Press business reporter, died Monday from a heart attack. He was 37. An AP story states, “Jacobs, who was a partner and head of business development at the investment...

Abigail Edge of Journalism.co.uk writes about how the Associated Press is using software to write company earnings stories. Edge writes, “However, since the outlet began using automation to produce earnings reports, the volume of...

The Associated Press business news desk has launched a Twitter feed at @APBusiness. “@APBusiness will be dedicated to sharing some of AP’s published stories on business and the economy and engaging with news makers...

Julie Bykowicz, a political reporter for Bloomberg in its Washington bureau, has been hired by the Associated Press to cover money and politics. Bykowicz has worked at Bloomberg since August 2011, covering the same...

Pia Sarkar, the executive editor for AmericanLawyer.com, has been hired to be deputy editor for the east for The Associated Press, charged with helping to oversee news coverage in 10 states. Sarkar is a...

The future of business journalism while uncertain appears promising, according to a panel of industry editors, but that future hinges on speed, efficiency and strategic targeting. “As technology continues to change, you have to...

The Associated Press seeks a Technology Editor for its San Francisco operations. The Technology Editor will lead The AP’s global technology coverage covers in text, photos and video. This person will oversee reporters in...

The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal is using the Associated Press content to replace The Wall Street Journal Sunday content. A story on its website states, “These three pages — loaded with information on how to manage...

The Associated Press Money & Markets Extra debuted Sunday in the Amarillo Globe-News. Karen Smith Welch of the Globe-News writes, “The new content package from AP ‘is designed to help readers understand the story...

Automated Insights, the Durham, N.C.-based company that has been helping the Associated Press use computers to write company earnings stories, announced Thursday that it has been acquired. Its new owner is Vista Equity Partners,...